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Sir John Martin Harvey Collection (1884-1944) Inventory Sir John Martin Harvey Collection (1884-1944) Inventory Material relating to the career of the English actor-manager Sir John Martin Harvey (1863-1944), including portrait photographs and photo postcards, production photographs, programs, souvenir booklets, several signed letters, and six watercolour and drawings by John Martin Harvey on his 1884 Canadian tour with Henry Irving. 2 boxes; 51 envelopes, 2 packages, .66 linear metres Box #1: Photographs Env. #1: J. M. Harvey, Portraits – 29 postcard photos Env. #2: J. M. Harvey, Portraits – 5 photographs Env. #3: Nina de Silva (Mrs. J.M. Harvey) – 6 photographs Env. #4: J. M. Harvey with family – 8 photographs Env. #5: Canadian Tours – 22 photographs + 1 photocopied clipping Including 2 photos taken on Sarcee Indian Reservation outside Calgary, Alberta on the occasion of JMH’s investiture as chief of Sarcee Indians, 1923 [?] tour Env. #6: Miscellaneous Photos – 6 items Photos taken by Miss Agnes F. Barclay (1 of JMH; 4 of grounds of Halton Place, Oxfordshire; 1 of JMH house at 30 Avenue Road, St. Johns Wood, London) Env. #7: Miscellaneous Photos – 10 items 7 photos of JMH (3 portraits; 2 as Sidney Carton in The Only Way; 2 as Prince in The Children of the King); 2 photos of Nina de Silva (Mrs. JMH); 1 of Mr. and Mrs. JMH; 1 of Mr. and Mrs. JMH and family; 1 of Halton Place Env. #8A: Production Photographs, After All – 1 photo Sir John Martin Harvey Collection Inventory Page 2 of 9 Env. #8B: Production Photographs, The Bells – 2 photos Env. #9: Production Photographs, Boy O’Carroll – 9 photos Env. #10: Production Photographs, The Breed of the Treshams – 16 photos Env. #11: Production Photographs, The Burgomaster of Stilemonde – 1 photo Env. #12: Production Photographs, The Children of the King – 1 photo (see also Env. #17) Env. #13: Production Photographs, A Cigarette Maker’s Romance – 13 photos Env. #14: Production Photographs, The Conspiracy – 1 photo Env. #15: Production Photographs, The Corsican Brothers – 8 photos Env. #16: Production Photographs, Eugene Aram – 2 photos Env. #17: Production Photographs, The Exile – 7 photos Env. #18: Production Photographs, Great Possessions – 2 photos Env. #19: Production Photographs, Hamlet – 15 photos Env. #20: Production Photographs, Ib and Little Christina – 4 photos Env. #21: Production Photographs, King Richard III – 8 photos Env. #22: Production Photographs, The King’s Messenger – 2 photos Sir John Martin Harvey Collection Inventory Page 3 of 9 Env. #23: Production Photographs, The Lost Heir – 4 photos Env. #24: Production Photographs, The Lowland Wolf – 2 photos Env. #25: Production Photographs, The Lyons Mail – 3 photos Env. #26: Production Photographs, Oedipus Rex – 4 photos Env. #27: Production Photographs, The Only Way – 37 photos (see also Env. #7) Env. #28: Production Photographs, Pelleas and Melisande – 4 photos Env. #29: Production Photographs, Rouge de L’Isle – 3 photos Env. #30: Production Photographs, Scaramouche – 4 photos Env. #31: Production Photographs, The Tragedy of Truth – 1 photo Env. #32: Production Photographs, Via Crucis – 1 photo Env. #33: Production Photographs, The World and His Wife – 7 photos Env. #34: Miscellaneous – 5 items Souvenir book – JMH’s final tour – 4 pages and cover. Caricature by Charles Sykes (“All the Actors are Dramatic Critics here”) with JMH and other actors of the day [tearsheet]. Booklet (Memorial Service for Sir JMH, St. Paul’s, Covent Garden, Jun. 1, 1944) Booklet – “Some of the stage productions of Sir JMH” + insert – “Remembrance of the American premiere…1923…Oedipus Rex”. Sir John Martin Harvey Collection Inventory Page 4 of 9 Box #2: Miscellaneous Env. #35: Correspondence – 5 items 3 signed letters from JMH (dated 1931, 1939, 1942) 2 letters from Mrs. Agnes F Barclay to Theatre Section, MTCL, containing reminisces of JMH. Env. #36: Drawing – 1 item JMH as Reserby in The Breed of the Treshams signed and dated “Fred Roe 23 June 1905”. Env. #37: Watercolours and Drawings – 6 items Watercolours and drawings by JMH done on his 1884 Canadian tour with Henry Irving. Env. #38: Programs – 12 items The Breed of the Treshams – 8 items n.d. Harrowgate, Grand Opera House. 1905, June 3. London, Lyric Theatre. 1905, April 17. Cardiff, unidentified theatre. 1906, January 29. London, Fulham Theatre. 1907, June 3. London, Adelphi Theatre. 1910, June 25. London, Lyceum Theatre. 1912, Sept. 2. Nottingham, Theatre Royal (with Oedipus Rex and The Only Way). 1921. London, Lyceum Theatre. A Cigarette Maker’s Romance – 4 items 1901, Feb. 11. London, Royal Court Theatre. 1902, Feb. 17. London, Theatre Metropole. 1910, Nov. 7. Cardiff, New Theatre. 1929, Feb. 18. London, King’s Theatre Hammersmith (with The Only Way). See also: The Only Way programs, 1904, February 22. London, King’s Theatre (Env. #41). Env. #39: Programs – 9 items Sir John Martin Harvey Collection Inventory Page 5 of 9 The Corsican Brothers 1907, June 17. London, Adelphi Theatre. 1908, Sept. 14. London, Adelphi Theatre. 1908, Sept. 28. London, Adelphi Theatre. 1909, Feb. 8. Cardiff, New Theatre. Oedipus Rex 1912, Jan. 15. London, Covent Garden. 1936, Sept. 28. London, Covent Garden (2 copies). See also: The Breed of the Treshams program, 1912, Sept. 2. Nottingham, Theatre Royal (Env. #38); Oedipus Rex, 1923, Oct. 25. Century Theatre, New York City (Env. #34). Sweet Nancy 1897, Feb. 8. London, Royal Court Theatre. 1898, Jan. 6. London, Avenue Theatre. Env. #41: Programs, The Only Way – 22 items 1899, Feb. 16. London, Royal Lyceum. 1899, Apr. 1. London, Prince of Wales Theatre. 1901. Dec. 1. London, Camden Theatre. 1903, Nov. 26-28. London, Coronet. 1904, Feb. 22. London, King’s Theatre (with A Cigarette Maker’s Romance). 1904, Apr. 18. unidentified theatre. 1905, Feb. 16-18. London, Camden Theatre. 1905, Oct. 9. Newcastle-on-Tyne, Theatre Royal. 1909. London, Adelphi Theatre. 1910, Nov. 7. Cardiff, New Theatre. 1911 or 1912. London, Lyceum. c1912. Nottingham, Theatre Royal. 1920, Jan. 22. London, Covent Garden. 1922, Dec. 4. Bournemouth, Theatre Royal. 1924. London, Golders Green Hippodrome. 1925. Film Program. 1929. London, King’s Theatre Hammersmith (with A Cigarette Maker’s Romance). 1929, wk. of Sept. 30. Toronto, Royal Alexandra. 1930, Nov. London, Savoy Theatre (2 copies). 1932, Nov. 28-Dec. 3. London, King’s Theatre Hammersmith (with The Bells). 1932, Dec. 5-10. Wimbledon Theatre (with The Bells). 1935, Dec. 2-7. London, King’s Theatre Hammersmith (with The Scapegoat). Sir John Martin Harvey Collection Inventory Page 6 of 9 See also: The Breed of the Treshams program, 1912, Sept.2. Nottingham, Theatre Royal (Env. #38). See also: A Cigarette Maker’s Romance program, 1929, Feb. 18. London, King’s Theatre Hammersmith (Env. #38). Env. #42: Miscellaneous Programs – 25 items After All. 1902, Jan. 15. London, Avenue Theatre. The Bells. 1933, Oct. London, Savoy (2 copies). See also: The Only Way (Env. #41), 1932, Nov. 28-Dec. 3. London, King’s Theatre, Hammersmith; 1932, Dec. 5-10. Wimbledon Theatre. The Boy David. 1936, Dec. London, His Majesty’s Theatre. Boy O’Carroll. 1906, May 19. London, Imperial Theatre. The Breed of The Treshams, see Env. #38 The Burgonmaster of Stilemonde. 1925, Nov. London, Ambassador’s Theatre. A Cigarette Maker’s Romance, see Env. #38 The Conspiracy. 1926, Nov. 8. London, Coliseum; 1934, Apr. 30. London, Victoria Palace (in Modern Variety). The Convict. 1935. Westminster Repertory Theatre (2 copies) (scenery painted by Tanya Moiseiwitsch). The Corsican Brothers, see Env. #39 David Garrick. 1923 Feb. 26. Hull, Grand Theatre. The Devil’s Disciple. 1930, Sep. 17. London, Savoy Theatre. Don Juan’s Last Wager. 1900, Feb. 27. London, Prince of Wales Theatre. The Faun. 1913, June 10. London, Prince of Wales Theatre. Hamlet. 1905, May 22. London, Lyric Theatre. 1919, Dec. 26. London, Covent Garden. 1920, Apr. 23. Manchester, Theatre Royal (The Stage Tribute to our Blinded Soldiers and Sailors) The King’s Messenger. 1931, Apr. London, Royalty Theatre. Sir John Martin Harvey Collection Inventory Page 7 of 9 The Lowland Wolf. 1930, Mar. 17. Manchester, Opera House. The Lyon’s Mail. 1927, Feb. 7. Golder’s Green, Hippodrome. 1930, Sep. - Nov. London, Savoy Theatre. Oedipus Rex, see Env. #39 The Only Way, see Env. #40 and #41 Pelleas and Melisande, 1899, July 11. London, Lyceum Theatre. Scaramouche, 1927, Apr. 19. London, Garrick Theatre. 1928, Jan. 26. Hamilton, Ont., Savoy Theatre (photocopy) Sweet Nancy, see Env. #39 Via Crucis, 1923, Feb. 5. London, Garrick Theatre. Env. # 43: Press Clippings – 5 items Clippings from The Only Way at the Royal Lyceum, London (1899) and Prince of Wales, London (1899). Env. #44: Oil Sketch – 1 item Oil Sketch: by JMH. Nina de Silva as Vera in A Cigarette Maker’s Romance. On Reverse: painting of field with clump of trees. Oil sketch on wood panel. Env. #45: Drawing – 1 item Nina de Silva as Em’ly Jane in An Idyll of Seven Dials (c1896), pencil sketch on gray paper, by JMH. Env. #46: Oil Sketch – 1 item Oil sketches on wood panel (both sides) showing woman on flight of steps and scene of shore and pier, by JMH. Sir John Martin Harvey Collection Inventory Page 8 of 9 Env. #47: Drawing – 1 item Unidentified actor, appears to be costumed for role in Boy O’Carroll or Breed of the Treshams. Pencil sketch by G. Jacquet (date illegible). From personal collection of JMH. Env. #48: Watercolour – 1 item View of country track with haystack. Watercolour sketch by G. Clausen. From personal collection of JMH. Env. #49: Watercolour – 1 item View of canal lock. Watercolour sketch by Archibald Woodhouse. From personal collection of JMH. Env. # 50: Watercolour – 1 item Head of unidentified girl, by JMH. Watercolour sketch on board. Env. # 51: Oil Painting – 1 item View of garden path with floral border, by JMH. Oil on wood panel.
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